Teen Hit With Bat In Street Quarrel

September 27, 1993

Chicago — A 16-year-old boy was in guarded condition after being beaten with a baseball bat Sunday afternoon, police said.

The victim, whom police would not identify because of his age, was with two friends when they were approached by a group of 10 males in their late teens in the 4700 block of South Ashland Avenue, said Wentworth Area Detective Leo Wilkosz. A quarrel followed, and the boy was struck in the head with a baseball bat, Wilkosz said.

The boy suffered a fractured skull and was taken to University of Chicago Wyler Children's Hospital. No suspects were in custody Sunday night.